Gold got a little more specific when asked about her stamina and lack of preparation.

“You don’t often see — there aren’t that many — you just don’t see overweight figure skaters for a reason. It’s just something I’ve struggled with this whole year and in previous seasons. It’s just difficult when you’re trying to do the difficult triple jumps. It’s something that I am addressing but it’s obviously not where it should be for this caliber of competition.”

It was Gold’s reference to being “overweight” that sparked an immediate reaction from a journalist who denounced the comment, telling Gold that she’s not overweight, but slim.

Gold kindly disagreed though.

“Oh, that’s lovely, thank you,” she replied, according to USA Today. “It’s just not what’s required for this sport. It’s a lean body sport and it’s just not what I have currently, but thank you.”

Fortunately for her though, she’ll have an opportunity to redeem herself and get things back on track in just three weeks from now at Trophee de France in Paris, which is a competition Gold was victorious in last season, NBC noted.

Gold responded on Instagram to concern expressed by fans and friends, saying her comments were "spoken in the heat of emotion."